Spanish Conversation · Level 67
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Spanish word
temblor
Pronunciation
IPA/temˈbloɾ/
Meaning
- masculine nounearthquake
Example
¿Sentiste el temblor anoche?
Did you feel the earthquake last night?
More examples
El temblor provocó leves daños en fachadas.
The tremor caused slight damage to facades.
Core concept
Short felt seismic shake that rattles furniture.
Common phrases
réplica del temblor
aftershock of the tremor
daños por el temblor
damage caused by the tremor
temblor submarino
undersea tremor
Similar words
terremoto: Major earthquake that releases great energy and produces widespread damage.
sismo: Seismic event caused by underground movement that makes the ground vibrate.
réplica: Smaller quake that occurs after a mainshock and affects the same locality.
Definition in Spanish
Fenómeno sísmico de corta duración cuya percepción principal es la vibración o el temblor de objetos y personas.
Word origin
From Latin tremor 'trembling', temblor derives from the verb temblar and denotes a brief, perceptible seismic shaking.
Usage tips
- Temblor refers to a short, felt shake while terremoto implies a larger, destructive earthquake and sismo is the neutral technical term.
Other meanings
- tremornoun
- shakingnoun
Opposites
- tranquilidadcalmnessnoun
- estabilidadstabilitynoun
Related words
- temblorososhakyadjective
- temblorosamenteshakilyadverb